Yes - job sites are dirty, although maybe I should have said job sites are 'messy' so that I could limit the number of visits I get from people looking for "dirty sites". Trying to manipulate the … [Read more...]
Tools of the trade: Sketchbook
Today I want to kick off an ongoing series of posts entitled Tools of the Trade. I’m not talking about “tools” like that guy in freshman studio who would get his guitar out and play Dave … [Read more...]
Painted white wood ceilings
Wood ceilings and heavy timber beams painted white ... sounds pretty nice doesn't it? It brings to mind bucolic summer vacations and Vera Bradley catalogs. I am sitting here on my couch ... and I … [Read more...]
Modern House Project for 2012
. . This is officially the last article I am going to write for Life of an Architect in 2011 so it seemed only fitting that it should address what is going to happen in 2012. I'm not talking about … [Read more...]
Exterior Ceilings – Here’s an idea for you
. In the picture above, you are looking up at the ceiling of an exterior patio. More specifically, you are looking at 1x1 ipê wood strips attached to medium density overlay board that has been … [Read more...]
Small Residential Projects
Not every residential project I work on as an architect is large with an even larger budget - that just happens to be the case lately and where I find my role in the office. Since smaller projects … [Read more...]